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CC Wordless Outtake: Pop Top Campers of a Different Sort
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 9 Comments -
![It’s a bit coals to Newcastle here at CC, but I’ve been shooting a lot of elk lately. Most of these are glossy, unlike next week’s hero Ranchero, but this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/elkyb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: El Camino Deluxe (1959-1987)")
CC Outtakes: El Camino Deluxe (1959-1987)
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 41 CommentsIt’s a bit coals to Newcastle here at CC, but I’ve been shooting a lot of elk lately. Most of these are glossy, unlike next week’s hero Ranchero, but this […] -
![This isn’t the car I wanted to be writing about, but it would seem my best laid plans have gone slightly awry. Such is life I suppose. With everything going […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/81F51BE0-957C-4F26-ABDA-70EFE4991846.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2004 Mercury Marauder – Best Laid Plans")
Curbside Capsule: 2004 Mercury Marauder – Best Laid Plans
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 38 CommentsThis isn’t the car I wanted to be writing about, but it would seem my best laid plans have gone slightly awry. Such is life I suppose. With everything going […] -
![This 1978 review of the newly-introduced Jeep Wagoneer Limited provides an interesting perspective, as it was right about the time that the Wagoneer morphed from being a genuine utility 4×4 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Jeep-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Jeep Wagoneer Limited – “Can You Imagine An American Manufacturer Building the Same Body For 15 Years?” How About 29 Years!")
Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Jeep Wagoneer Limited – “Can You Imagine An American Manufacturer Building the Same Body For 15 Years?” How About 29 Years!
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 48 CommentsThis 1978 review of the newly-introduced Jeep Wagoneer Limited provides an interesting perspective, as it was right about the time that the Wagoneer morphed from being a genuine utility 4×4 […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limousine
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 16 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Don Kincl -
![It was 1976 and my head did a double take as I passed by the gas station. There she was, a sexy Italian with big eyes that seemed to follow […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Fiat-13-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #3: 1969 Fiat 850 Spider – The Sexy Little Italian")
COAL #3: 1969 Fiat 850 Spider – The Sexy Little Italian
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 29 CommentsIt was 1976 and my head did a double take as I passed by the gas station. There she was, a sexy Italian with big eyes that seemed to follow […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2014) The Great Fastback Epoch swept across America like so many sudden feverish automotive (and food) fads, unleashed by the 1963 Sting Ray. Some were good, like the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-124-061-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Dino GT Coupe – A Delectable Fastback")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Dino GT Coupe – A Delectable Fastback
Posted on June 2, 2020 | 55 Comments(first posted 6/22/2014) The Great Fastback Epoch swept across America like so many sudden feverish automotive (and food) fads, unleashed by the 1963 Sting Ray. Some were good, like the […] -
![These Jeeps Cherokees were very popular in Europe, back in the day. One of the few American cars that you would see pretty frequently, at least in my corner of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200513_102238-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (May 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (May 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on June 2, 2020 | 26 CommentsThese Jeeps Cherokees were very popular in Europe, back in the day. One of the few American cars that you would see pretty frequently, at least in my corner of […] -
Wordless Outtake: Peek-a-Boo!
Posted on June 2, 2020 | 12 Comments -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1998-Cadillac-Seville-STS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Cadillac Seville STS")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Cadillac Seville STS
Posted on June 2, 2020 | 15 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Powered by Mitsubishi, I Assume
Posted on June 2, 2020 | 22 Commentsshot in Havana, Cuba by Rivera Notario And another bonus shot from Havana: -
![Almost exactly one month ago, I took my first walk through my neighborhood on what had been the warmest Sunday afternoon of the year, up to that point. One of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200503_165431-1980-Chevrolet-El-Camino-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet El Camino – I’ll Share Your Load")
Curbside Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet El Camino – I’ll Share Your Load
Posted on June 2, 2020 | 24 CommentsAlmost exactly one month ago, I took my first walk through my neighborhood on what had been the warmest Sunday afternoon of the year, up to that point. One of […] -
Curbside Haulers: 1966(?) Ford N-600, 1966 Ford Econoline Pickup, 1969 Ford F-100 – Three Very Different Old Ford Trucks
Posted on June 1, 2020 | 36 CommentsIn the last week I have luckily run into three 1960’s Ford Trucks. What could be better? First up is this 1966(?) Ford N-600 dump truck. -
![After spending some time immersing myself in vintage car carriers, Convoy quickly became my favorite company. Based in Portland, OR, they had that typical free-thinking West Coast attitude about making […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4844220344_778688959f_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carriers: Convoy Shop-Built Mid Engine Carrier With “Basement” Sleeper Bunk")
Vintage Car Carriers: Convoy Shop-Built Mid Engine Carrier With “Basement” Sleeper Bunk
Posted on June 1, 2020 | 25 CommentsAfter spending some time immersing myself in vintage car carriers, Convoy quickly became my favorite company. Based in Portland, OR, they had that typical free-thinking West Coast attitude about making […] -
![(first posted 6/19/2014) “The car you knew America could build”, GM’s patriotic TV ads proudly proclaimed upon the Malibu’s release in 1997. Perhaps a more transparent slogan would have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Rear-3-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Chevy Malibu – The Truth Hertz")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Chevy Malibu – The Truth Hertz
Posted on June 1, 2020 | 172 Comments(first posted 6/19/2014) “The car you knew America could build”, GM’s patriotic TV ads proudly proclaimed upon the Malibu’s release in 1997. Perhaps a more transparent slogan would have been […]
